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44832
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According to the author, the purpose of this paper is to provide additional insight into the Tenth regiment using a case study of one soldier. A major conclusion reached is that soldiers listed in 10th Regiment of the North Carolina Continental Line during 1781-1783 were actually members of the first, second and third regiments of 1781.
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44787
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Dunaway is author of the two volume book, History of Grist Mills in North Carolina". He explains in this article that both the county and the state had parts in regulating mills owing to their effect on traffic in waterways and flooding of adjacent properties. For grist mills, the state regulated how much the mill owner could charge for his services. The law demanded a toll dish scaled in accordance with the measures kept by the keeper of standars for each county be followed.
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 51 Issue 1, Jan.-Mar. 2025,
p22-27, il, f
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44386
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Rev. Johann G. Arends (b. 1740) was a pioneer Lutheran minister in North Carolina. He kept a diary, now preserved in the Archives of the Lutheran Synod in Salisbury. The document records what appear to be children who were confirmed in the Lutheran Church from 1775-1791.
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44705
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The article abstracts additional pages of Pastor Arndt's register covered in the November 1982 issue of this journal, pages 194-198.. the author notes that this pioneer Lutheran ministers confirmation lists of teenaged children are now in the archives of the North Carolina Synod of the Lutheran Church of America in Salisbury.
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 13 Issue 3, August 1987,
p142-143, por
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44818
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Totaling 75 boxes located in the North Carolina State Archives, estate records for Surry County date from 1771-1943. Associated names and dates are abstracted in the article.
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44242
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Abstracts with connected surnames and physical locations are given. Also provided is a descriptive map entitled "The Cape Fear River Valley & Bladen Co., 1753". These records are noted to have evolved from papers connected with Colonial governor Mathew Rowan in the N.C. State Archives.
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 6 Issue 3, August 1980,
p167-174, map
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44194
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Located about two miles northwest of Wendell, the congregation formed in late 1809 and was admitted into the Raleigh Association in 1811. Seven volumes of minute books for the church are held at Wake Forest University. Among the various groups of information found in these record, disciplinary matters make up a great part.
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44707
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Cumberland was divided into four districts in 1850, including territory that later became Harnett County and a portion of Hoke County. Enumeration time for the schedule abstracted here extended from July through December.
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44462
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The author abstracts a listing of some of the Continental troops who were persuaded to change their prisoner of war status for becoming a part of teh British army. Life aboard the prison ships was harsh and as is pointed out' boredom and desperation were ever present".
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44709
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Upon North Carolina's ratification of the United States Constitution in November 1789, the provisions of the 1789 Judicial Act were extended to the state and on June 4, 1790, the North Carolina federal judicial district was created and centered in New Bern. The following article renders a concise history of the establishment and framework of the court.
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44744
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Noted in the introduction, "the article is a much needed lesson for genealogists, who view cemeteries as reflections of a broader social and cultural context as well as sources of names and dates. As New England has long been a supplier of stone for North Carolina grave markers, so the Northern studies offer models which could be emulated to enlarge our understanding of southern culture."
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 15 Issue 3, August 1989,
p130-136, f
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44449
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A historical summary of the event is given, followed by an alphabetical list of the "rebels" known to have been penalized for their support of Bacon's cause, many of them having settled in North Carolina.
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 9 Issue 1, February 1983,
p2-13, map, f
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44534
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For this article, the author selects the period from the late seventh century to 1850, as there is less known about black craftsmen during this time. Of 291 craftsmen identified, 159 were free person of color and 132 cited as apprentices. Coopers were the most important group of these craftsmen, followed by cabinet and chair makers.
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North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
(F253 .N882A), Vol. 11 Issue 1, February 1985,
p2-13, il, f
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44214
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The author notes valuable materials discovered in the personal bibles of six prominent planters in the counties of Edgecombe, Nash and Wilson in North Carolina. Specifically noted are the bible of Jacob. S. Barnes, the bible of Nathan Parker Daniel, the bible of Lewis Ellis, the bible of William Wilkins, the bible of David Winstead and the bible of William Woodard.
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44461
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The Chapel of the Cross is an Episcopal Parish in Chapel Hill, Orange County, N.C. Information abstract records all black persons, except for owners and clergy, the associated event and date and sponsor.
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